Thank you, Your Excellency Vice President Wang Qishan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu, for your meaningful words, and for being here today for this special event for Israel and for the world of innovation.
His Excellency Wang Qishan, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China,
Prime Minister of the State of Israel Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Partners, friends, ...

My recent OP-Ed in the NY POST
“He doesn’t lie. He doesn’t say bad things. And when he knocks on my door, he usually has a new idea.” That would be David Ben-Gurion’s response when approached with skepticism from those who took issue with the young, seemingly inexperienced upstart on whom Israel’s first prime minister had ...

Dear Friends
These days, the Israeli high tech ecosystem is taking off in an unprecedented way. I believe we are moving full steam ahead as some building blocks that are critical to sustained growth are falling into place.
Here are 10 reasons to be optimistic about I Israel:
A major cultural change is taking place in Israel ...

Dear friends,
I would like to begin with my thanks to the JFNA.
Thank you to Richard Sandler - the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the JFNA;
Cynthia and David Shapira - the GA Co-Chairs;
Jerry Silverman - President and CEO of the JFNA.
Thank you for this tribute to my father, for your friendship and support – ...

Dear Friends,
When the term “Great Startup Companies” comes to mind, in the context of legendary Silicon Valley startup companies back in the 1970’s, we tend to portray a certain picture. We will most likely imagine Bill Gates and Paul Allen starting Microsoft (April 4th 1975) or a year later, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald ...

Last week, on May 16 2016, Pitango Venture Capital, together with its partners IBM, Medtronic, Rambam Medical Center and Impact1st Investments, launched our joined Digital Health incubator in Haifa, named MindUP. This successful launch event was planned for more than 9 months. Last year, in September 2015, the MindUP team was advised by the Israeli ...

This bible was printed hundreds of years ago in #Spain and was lost during the Jewish deportation. It was found in #Syria and became part of rare books collection at the #nationallibrary in #Jerusalem where 5 million books are stored over 9 Kilometers of book shelves. Touching and seeing this cultural treasure gravitates your emotions ...

Dear friends,
As you may know, our Technology Impact Investment platform #Impact1st, is making investments in Israeli socially driven technology startups that are making an effort to make our world better. here is a story about one of our portfolio companies, #AngelSense, which developed solutions for autistic children. in the below link you can read about ...